Ben Okri Quotes

If I learned anything from Betty coming into my life, it's to just be open to all the things that come along.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me.

I remember, in middle school, I went to four different schools. That was a rough patch. But it's also what shaped me as a person.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

This past year has been something else... it's opened my eyes to many things and many people. It's had its ups and downs and ins and outs. And I believe we've all been able to take something from that and grow in our own imparticular ways. We've over come obstacles, and set in motion opportunities that can change our own individual lives.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

'Never Have Your Dog Stuffed' is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.

I think the key is that nothing's ever perfect and you've got to be able to go with change. It's a lot easier said then done because I especially like things very structured and I don't like change, but it's part of life; you've got to just deal with it.

I love change, I need it.

I've learned never to say never.

On a personal level, change is a hard thing for me.

I love and embrace change.

Uva uvum vivendo varia fit

A tragedy can turn out to be our greatest good if we approach it in ways which we can grow.

New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.

What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans.

In a time of crisis we all have the potential to morph up to a new level and do things we never thought possible.

‎In every crisis there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change - breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.

The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.

I think what breaks people is not adversity; what breaks people is thinking that tomorrow is going to be just like yesterday. That's what's numbing - if you think you can't change, you can't be better. And I didn't like that.

You have to go through the lows to go through the highs as well. It's something that's made me into a man.

Adversity teaches a man a lot about himself.

Life is all about how things rough up against you and how you see them and the vantage point you have from them.

I'm grateful for situations that have tested me and shaped me.